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Letter to Nick D. Collaer, Immigration and Naturalization Service from Lemuel B. Schofield, Special Assistant to the Attorney General

Letter to Nick D. Collaer, Immigration and Naturalization Service from Lemuel B. Schofield, Special Assistant to the Attorney General

56067/440
May 2, 1941
VIA AIR MAIL
Ur. Nick D. Collaer,
Immigration and Naturalization Service,
Fort Missoula, Montana.
Reference is had to the attached "Confirmation of Telogram" aent this data.
I have bean advised that the Army engineers are now buying a considerable number of portable barracks from the American Builders at Seattle, Washington, and this afternoon I an going to confer with thorn to ascertain whether their contract is such that they could add to it a number of buildings for us. It has been suggested to me that we might be able to get delivery of these barracks within tan days and the proposition is certainly worth looking Into* If after I secure definite Information regarding the possibilities, the proposal to use this type of construction appears to you to be feasible, Mr* Francis should start work on making itemised estimates that we can use in submitting a request for funds we will need to get the Fort Missoula project completed and to maintain one thousand aliens for the romainder of this fiscal year* assuming that the second group of five hundred will be transferred to Fort Missoula on June 1st*
Lemuel B. Sohofield Special Assistant to the Attorney General
Byi
V. F. KELLY Chief Supervisor of Border Patrol

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Letter to Nick D. Collaer, Immigration and Naturalization Service from Lemuel B. Schofield, Special Assistant to the Attorney General

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56067/440
May 2, 1941
VIA AIR MAIL
Ur. Nick D. Collaer,
Immigration and Naturalization Service,
Fort Missoula, Montana.
Reference is had to the attached "Confirmation of Telogram" aent this data.
I have bean advised that the Army engineers are now buying a considerable number of portable barracks from the American Builders at Seattle, Washington, and this afternoon I an going to confer with thorn to ascertain whether their contract is such that they could add to it a number of buildings for us. It has been suggested to me that we might be able to get delivery of these barracks within tan days and the proposition is certainly worth looking Into* If after I secure definite Information regarding the possibilities, the proposal to use this type of construction appears to you to be feasible, Mr* Francis should start work on making itemised estimates that we can use in submitting a request for funds we will need to get the Fort Missoula project completed and to maintain one thousand aliens for the romainder of this fiscal year* assuming that the second group of five hundred will be transferred to Fort Missoula on June 1st*
Lemuel B. Sohofield Special Assistant to the Attorney General
Byi
V. F. KELLY Chief Supervisor of Border Patrol